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Welsh name for a boy?

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Pittapatta · 30/10/2020 15:56

I'm having a boy in January and live in Wales. I would like to pick a Welsh boys name. I was thinking off Llion. What do you think?

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needanewidea · 30/10/2020 19:05

I loved Llinos when I was pregnant with DD but couldn't do it as we live in England. Hardly anyone would be able to say it, even after knowing how to. Which is a great shame as it's the death of the language in action isn't it?

Thinking back. I wonder why I didn't consider it for a middle name. I think it's fine to have a difficult to pronounce middle named as you don't need to hear people mangling it all the time! Would you consider Llion as middle name perhaps?

cariaaad · 30/10/2020 19:04

95% of non-Welsh people struggle with the Welsh 'll', generally pronounced 'kl' which I'm afraid makes it quite close to 'Klingon'.
As a Welsh person with a difficult to pronounce welsh name, I always wanted to give my child a more easily pronounced name but still keeping it Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

ifiwasascent · 30/10/2020 19:01

Huw
Griffin

GlennRheeismyfavourite · 30/10/2020 18:56

Can’t spell it but I always loved Tallyessine

Wtfdidwedo · 30/10/2020 18:47

I work with a Sîon, he gets called Sian or Sy-on every day and he lives on the border so it's not really unusual to hear Welsh names. I live the name Gruffydd and live in Wales but even I wouldn't do it.

Cherry321 · 30/10/2020 18:44

Llyr and Llew are also nice

Cherry321 · 30/10/2020 18:43

Steffan
Iestyn
Ioan
Idris
Geraint

Mumoftwoinprimary · 30/10/2020 18:41

My dad has a Welsh name but has lived in England since leaving university in 1971. It has always been a bit of a hassle - mainly because people seem to instinctively think the name is female rather than male.

Rainyrainrant · 30/10/2020 18:37

@MikeUniformMike show Aunty Llinos the video I posted up-thread. I've been laughing about it all day.

MikeUniformMike · 30/10/2020 18:35

It's ok if you are in 'Welsh Wales' but I prefer Gwion.

MikeUniformMike · 30/10/2020 18:33

It will be Lion, Cleeon, Thleeon, Leon, 'How the f*ck do you say that?'

My Aunty Llinos gets called Cleanose.

snidgetowl · 30/10/2020 17:25

I love it, it's not too common and sounds beautiful.

user1493494961 · 30/10/2020 17:20

I love the name Macsen.

Rainyrainrant · 30/10/2020 17:20

Just bear this in mind 😂...

www.facebook.com/S4CComedi/videos/353015075761849/

JaJaDingDong · 30/10/2020 16:54

I love
Gruffydd
Meredydd
Caradog
Dafydd
In that order

Letsleepingdogslie8 · 30/10/2020 16:50

I guess it depends if you’d be bothered by people saying Leon or Lion. My aunt Llinos gets very irate at being called Linos or Leenos.

larrythelizard · 30/10/2020 16:46

I am welsh so understand how to pronounce it but I think you run the risk of him being called Lion by non-Welsh speakers.

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Pittapatta · 30/10/2020 16:35

It's pronounced Llee-onn so very similar sounding to Leon

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Letsleepingdogslie8 · 30/10/2020 16:27

I really like it but he may spend a lifetime correcting that it’s not Leon.

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